amily Centered Care
The words children and hospitals are not usually associated together, however when they are it usually insinuates a stressful and difficulty time for families. Family centered care is a critical aspect in which the health care team collaborates with families in order to provide safe, competent care (Stuart & Melling, 2014). Despite not providing an actual clinical situation, this paper will offer its discussion with a given clinical scenario. I will examine the relation of family centered care and how it relates to the clinical scenario, as well as reflect on my actions, if I was in the position of the student nurse. During the process of writing this scholarly paper, I hope to learn the importance of family centered care, especially how each of the four core concepts applies to the pediatric setting and in my scenario discussed within this paper. I chose family centered care because I believe the family can be the main source of support for the patient, in addition to being primary caregiver and advocator for the child whilst in the hospital setting. Schlucter (2014), states it is essential to include the family within the child’s care, as they are an important source of knowledge regarding the patient, that would otherwise may be unknown to care …show more content…
Family centered care focuses on improving overall health and well being of the family, as well as understanding and recognizing strengths, cultural values and knowledge of each family member (Dudley, Ackerman, Brown, & Snow, 2015). The parents are the primary caregivers for the patient, especially in a pediatric setting, and are the sole advocators for them when providing vital knowledge to the health care team (Frazier, Frazier, & Warren,
The words children and hospitals are not usually associated together, however when they are it usually insinuates a stressful and difficulty time for families. Family centered care is a critical aspect in which the health care team collaborates with families in order to provide safe, competent care (Stuart & Melling, 2014). Despite not providing an actual clinical situation, this paper will offer its discussion with a given clinical scenario. I will examine the relation of family centered care and how it relates to the clinical scenario, as well as reflect on my actions, if I was in the position of the student nurse. During the process of writing this scholarly paper, I hope to learn the importance of family centered care, especially how each of the four core concepts applies to the pediatric setting and in my scenario discussed within this paper. I chose family centered care because I believe the family can be the main source of support for the patient, in addition to being primary caregiver and advocator for the child whilst in the hospital setting. Schlucter (2014), states it is essential to include the family within the child’s care, as they are an important source of knowledge regarding the patient, that would otherwise may be unknown to care …show more content…
Family centered care focuses on improving overall health and well being of the family, as well as understanding and recognizing strengths, cultural values and knowledge of each family member (Dudley, Ackerman, Brown, & Snow, 2015). The parents are the primary caregivers for the patient, especially in a pediatric setting, and are the sole advocators for them when providing vital knowledge to the health care team (Frazier, Frazier, & Warren,